Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Union Limits and Voter ID Laws

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold a 2011 law, championed by Governor Scott Walker (R), that significantly decreased collective bargaining rights for workers in public employee unions. The Court also ruled in favor of the state’s 2011 voter identification law – the same law that was found unconstitutional by a federal district court judge in May.

Media Sources: The Wisconsin State Journal 8/1/14; The New York Times, 7/31/14; Washington Post 7/31/14; Feminist Newswire 5/5/14, 2/22/11; Wisconsin Supreme Court; US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin